McNeese defensive end Isaiah Chambers named FCS All-American by AP, AFCA

LAKE CHARLES – McNeese standout defensive end Isaiah Chambers picked up two more All-America honors this week, having been named to the Associated Press and AFCA first team squads.

This makes three, first team All-America awards for Chambers, who last week, picked up the accolade by STATS Perform as his three selections gives the Cowboy football program 152 in its history.

A Houston native who transferred to McNeese from the University of Houston prior to the 2020 fall semester, Chambers has already been named the Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-SLC, and finished fourth in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the FCS.

This spring season, Chambers ranked second in the FCS and No. 1 in the Southland Conference with 7.5 sacks. He also led the league and was second in the nation with 14 tackles for a loss.

He started all seven games this spring, recording 32 tackles and a team-high 11 quarterback hurries. Five of his sacks came in the last three games of the season.